Much like the U.S. Men's Open
Championship,
the U.S. Women's Open is rather highly-
anticipated.
Scheduled to follow the men's
championship in
an unprecedented back-to-back series at
famed Pinehurst, the U.S. Women's Open
field
is currently being assembled.
Sectional qualifying began earlier this
month
and is really starting to ramp up this
week.
Below is a look at the qualifying highlights
across the country, including the key
amateur
play:
MAY 30
Mathilda Cappeliez, a 16-year-old amateur from France, took home medalist honors at the final sectional qualfier.
Cappeliez shot rounds of 68-70 to win by three.
Another amateur Emily Penttila, of Finland, took the second of the three available spots at Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla. Penttila shot three-under 141, tying the third qualifier, professional Karlin Beck.
MAY 28
Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods,
stole
the headlines at the Country Club at DC
Ranch
(Scottsdale, Ariz.) but Madison Kerley, an
Arizona
State commit, snuck in alongiside her.
Woods
and
Kerley tied for the second and third
qualifying
positions at the sectional and will be
heading
to
Pinehurst.
MAY 27
Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif. added
her
name to the growing list of amateurs
heading
to
Pinehurst for the U.S. Women's Open.
Lee took medalist honors at the Industry
Hills
Golf
Club (City of Industry, Calif.) sectional by
four
shots over professional Brianna Do.
At Thorny Lea Golf Club (Brockton, Mass.)
amateur Megan Khang took the second and
final
qualifying position to advance. It will be the
16-
year-old's second U.S. Women's Open.
MAY 20
Jordan Ferreira of Notre Dam shot a 36-
hole
total of 147 to take qualifying medalist
honors
at the Rainier Golf & Country Club (Seattle,
Wash.) qualifier. The amateur topped pro
Carleigh Silvers and amateurs Aram Choi
and
Eimi Koga, who'll serve as the site's two
alternates.
MAY 19
It was a big day with nine qualifier taking
place and one 11-year old taking the
spotlight.
Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, Calif. made
history by becoming the youngest player
ever to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open.
Li earned her ticket by taking medalist
honors at the Half Moon Bay (Calif.) Golf
Links sectional qualifier.
Li cleared the field by an impressive seven
shots to take the top honors while fellow
amateurs Kathleen Scavo and Paige Lee will
be moving on, too.
When the 2014 U.S. Women's Open arrives
in Pinehurst, Li, who broke Lexi Thompson's
previous record for youngest U.S. Open
competitor (she was 12 years old), will
surely
be a major talking point. She already has
won at one of golf's other famous venues --
taking her age group's top prize at the
inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt
Championship
last month at Augusta National.
Minjee Lee will also be in the field and
surely
a contender for low amateur honors. The
Australian amateur won the North Oaks
(Minn.) qualifier with 36-hole score of 140.
Lee, of course, is the two-time reining
Australian Women's Amateur Champion and
claimed low amateur honors at the LPGA
Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Brooke Mackenzie Henderson of Canada
took
medalist honors at the Hermitage Country
Club (Manakin-Sabot, Virg.) sectional. The
highly-ranked amateur shot 140 to best a
field of professionals and serve as the lone
amateur moving on to Pinehurst.
MAY 14
It was an amateur showcase at The
Heritage
at Westmoor (Westminster, Colo.)
qualifier.
Celine Boutier of France won the day,
shooting
a 36-hole total of 142. Huntsville, Ala.
golfer
Janie Jackson, who plays at Alabama, took
second place at 144. Amateurs Jennifer
Coleman and Gabriela Lopez will serve as
the
alternates.
MAY 12
Bailey Tardy, a University of Georgia
commitment, shot 145 to take medalist
honors
at the Butler (Pa.) Country Club qualifier.
She
was a shot better than fellow amateur
Jessica
Porvasnik, a freshman at Ohio State.
At the Waialae Country Club (Honolulu,
Hawaii)
qualifier, amateurs Mariel Galdiano and
Cassy
Isagawa will serve as first and second
alternates, respectively. They both shot
146,
falling by a shot to medalist Xyra
Suyetugu.
As sectional play continues, we'll
provide
more coverage and information on those
moving on to the 2014 U.S. Women's
Open